The Exeter Advocate, 1891-1-1, Page 6l'ATAL
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Thattaarena Wreek Of an Inaereelenial Train
Near Levis,.
°lase oar fell off tbe badge and was mashed
to splintere upon the stone abutment. It
its out of this car that the dve deadbodea
were talseu, The acond betagage oar
overused, the bridge', breaking tinO damaging
the heavy infix Bleepers, II d fell upoa ite
side in a field beyond, 100 feet fora the
s track.
THE CAVSE OE THE ACCIDENT
LIST OF DEAD AND TV MINDED -
A Mat night'a Quelaeo deemetoh gives the
following tuller particulars a the railvsay
aricident there yesterday morniog : At
11,55 this morning the exprees from Hali-
fax on the Intereolonial Railway ran off
the track at St. Joseph de Levin, rolling
down en embankment of about fifty feet.
The locomotive ana one beggage oar re
-
maned. on the track. The sleeper Mira -
!Diehl, one first -alas coach, No. 618 ; one
t.clase emolrer, No. 13, and one emend -
ohms coach were wreokea. Five pereons
were killed outright, three or our danger-
ously wounded, and about 25 received
injuries.
THE DEAD.
Alexia Dessaint, LL. B., M. P. for Kam.
ouraska, was killed and his body recovered.
Mr. Deesaint was the SOU of Pierre Des -
mint, merchant, and was.born at Kamour-
aska on July 16th, 1847. He was educated
at the colleges at St. AnneM and Three
Rivers, end in law at Laval 'University
and Victoria Univereity.. He married in
1873 Dianne Blanohe Senett° Paradis. He
was called to the bar of the Province of
Quebec in 1869, JOBB been Mayor ot Kam-
oureake, for several years, was major in the
88th Battalion of militia, and a Commis-
aioner of the Superior Court for Kan:iota:.
mike,. He was first returned to Parliament
at the last generel election. He was a
prominent Liberal.
Mayor Blais, of Kaomouraska, a well -to.
do merchant, was found with skull broken
open and face disfigured beyond reeogni.
ton.
Louie Leclerc, a boy a 18, who bad gone
in the line to seek for work, was killed.
Ba had attended the night sohools, where
he had been distinguished for proficiency.
He had also been employed in Carrier az
Laine's establiehment.
Of the unidentified bodies one is that of
e\sx
a etrongly-built man, apparently a French-
man. His pants bore the stamp of a
Parisian maker and his overcoat came
one S. Vorenberg ca Co., 67 Washington
street, Boston.
The other is thought to be one Mignault,
Irom Sandy By, Mahn° County. The
tipper part of the skull waa completely
taken off and the brain uncovered.
aso wend, diffieult to explain exaotly. It
seems certain that the sleeper left the
tracla first ana dragged the other care
after it. How did it happen that the
sleeper left the track Did an axle
breale ? Did a rail spread? Was the rail
wrenched off by the greet speed at which
the train was running? These are
matters for conjeoture, and nobody can
tell as yot which version is coma. One
thing, however, is certain—the train was
running at great speed to make up for lost
time, and at the moment of the crash the
rate was at least 45 mita) an hour on a
down grade. This spot on the line wee
coneidered dangerous by many people.
Passengers Mem add that in passing this
curve they have been thrown from one side
of the car to the other. It may 'therefore
be supposed that the train wasnot run with
all the necessary preasution.
THE WOIINDED.
Fatally wounded are:
Mr. Coyette, of St. Claire, aged about
60, breeet broken in and collar bone frac-
tured.
Michel Leba, of DIVIOUTEISka, aged 80,
both lege broken and head injured.
Mr. and Miss Faller, residence 292 Upper
Water street, Halifax, both have severe
internal injuries and nomerous contusions
of the body; Miss Fuller is fatally hurt.
Mr. Cot, residence St. Gervais,
ilimousiti, internal injuries.
A newsboy named Michaud, of Levis,
badly bruised about the body.
Thomas Foley, Halifax, a large hole
in his head and badly bruised about the
body.
Bliss Foley, daughter of Thomse Foley,
slightly bruieed.
Brakeman Beaulieu, fatally injured.
Mrs. G. Gagnon, Levis, right leg badly
rushed sna internal injuries.
Mr. Dionne, merchant, from St. Denis,
Kamouraska, contusions about the head and
body and internal injuries.
Mr.,Simpson, Montreal, inseneible when
seen, bruises on face e.nd lege.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaulieu, from St. Anne
de La Giocatiere, Kamouraska, severely in-
jured.
T. Wilson, from Nova Scotia,. right leg
fractured and bruised in the Man.
Mrs. Beauchemin, from St. Perpetue, in-
jured internally, leg broken and face hor-
ribly mangled.
Hermigilde Gagnon, from St. Fleicite,
Blartane, leg broken and head mit in severs
places.
E. a. Farrel, of Dundee, Ontario, inter-
nally injured, removed to the Jeflery•Hale
Hospital.
Mr. Holstein, of Nova Bootie.; Dr.
Marissette, from St. Hendine, bruised;
Alfred Dobeon, of Cambellton, N. B„ legs
broken.
Mr. Thos. Pelletier, map wound; Dr.
Tangtay, from St. Gervais, bruises on the
face and legs; Mr. Areeeneault, of Levis,
badly bruised; Rev. M. Gaza:lease, cure of
Beaumont, slightly bruised; 0. Brochu and
M. Plante, slightly bruised ; a prieat of the
Rederoptorist Order, badly out about the
head; Alfred Armen, leg fraotured in severed
places.
Mrs. Caron, of Ste. Claire, scalp wound;
Geo.Walker, conductor of the train, bruisea
lace; Ferdinand Marceau of Levis, scalp
wound and fingers broken; U. Lavoie,
baggagernam dislocated shoulder; Eugene
Rointeille, of Lorette,• hand smashed and
fractured leg,
There are several wounded persons whom
names it has been impossible to find out
owing to their being scattered in private
lamas, the residents of whiola refuse admis-
eion according to dootors' orders.
A EATER LIST OF THE &HALED.
Alexia Damian M. P., Kamouraska.
J. 1'. Biala, Mayor of Kamouraska.
Meal Dresspool, New Glasgow, N. S.
Xavier Leolero, apprentice at Caner,
Leine St Co's, Lovas.
Michel Lebol, Kamouraara.
A man, name unknown, supporied to be
Francois Gauvin.
A tmaay's Quebec deepatoh says: Ea.
S. Parma. of Dundee, Ont„ who is in
Jeffrey Hale Hospital, was in a Encino.
class car at the time of the accident. He
woe eitting in the middle of the oar when
be felt a few jolts, and then the oar turned
right over. %here was no shouting after
the accident, only some moaning. He
think e there were about thirty passengers
in las car, and about one hundred on the
train. The people in the vicinity of the
accident threw open their houses for the
wounded, acting with the greatest kind-
ness to everybody, bringing in clergymen
and doctore, and supplying viotime with
stimulants, et.
Mr. Dessaint, M. P. for Kamouraska,
who loot hie life in Thursday's terrible
railway diaster, will be buried with mili-
tary honors. Nearly all of the wounded
passengere agree insaying that the
train at the time the aceident
occurred was going at a high
rate of speed. Rev. Mr. Gauvreau, a
Levis priest, one of the passengers
on the ill-fated train remarked to a friend
that it was a shame to permit traine to go
at au* a speed and that some aweident
would happen before long. The words
were hardly spoken when the train lumped
the track and rolled down the embank-
ment. S. Dionne, one of the injured,
says that as the train was approaching the
fatal curve some one exolaitned, " Great
God,vehat a speed! We'll tumble over, that's
certain!" The next moment the conductor
pulled the signal rope, but too late.
Madame Henchman, of St. Perpetu,
died thie morning at 4 o'clock from the
severe wounde received in the
recent railway disaster. This makes
the Seventh victim. Her husband arrived
this morning and claimed the body of his
poor wife.
=ROW namens.
The epot where the accident took place is
a sharp curve overhanging the cliff, which
in that place is not over 50 feet high, In
the middle of the curve is a causeway, over
'which passes a bridge. The train was run-
ning at a speed of 45 miles an hour, and at
about 500 feet from the bridge the
aleeper left the tracts, ploagbing ite way
down though the deep snow to the bottom
of the abutment and falling on its
aide. This car was badly wrecked
inside, but outwardly remained in-
tact. On board were three passengers—
two gentlemen and Mies McGarry, the
Canadian elocutioniet, wbo wen coming to
lecture in Quebec. None of theae were hurt
geriously, although the lady fainted. The
Bleeper conductor, alelony, had hie head
driven through e, mirror, and the colored
porter, Martin, was eliglatly injured on his
right ankle. The Rest -class oar and the
others in front of it awn to hey° been
dragged from the track by the weight of
the sleeper. The coach wee thrown on its
aide and te a complete wreck. How the
nurneroue passengere who occupied thie oar
mooned, with their lives is a wonder. It is
entirely broken up, the interior is a non.
foetid masts of broken spate hunpe, glass,
ato. No standing town osin'te fouad in it.
In thie car were Hon. T. P. Pelletier, of
Trois Pistolee, and his daughteminne,W,
wife of Hon. L. P. Pelletier, Dd. P.P. for
Dorchester. Mr. Pelletier we out over the
eyea and afrs, Paletier Owned without a
Wretch. In thie oat also were Benjamin
Fuller, of Baia, No. 294 Upper a/Ardour
street, his wife and a grendohild, aged 6.
They were slightly hurt, and will be at.
tended at the Jeffery -Hale Hospital, Qom
bee, by Dr. Elliott. In the firsemistss
amoker were rio ntittaber of Okras
nonaing from late. Ann Oe la Pematiete. Al.
though the anteater wee conarattely
wrecked none a them Were setionsly hurt.
Among theee paeate was Rev, Mr. Ot nv
ram, core of Levitt, one � the most enan ent
men of the Canadian, elergy, Tbe gee dd
A Quebec despatch says: At 9.30 o'clock
this morning tiara inqueet on the bodies of
those killed by the Interoolonial Railway
accident at St. Joseph yesterday was begun
in one of the large rooms of the Quebec
Central Railway station at Levis. Coroner
Belleau and his staff were early on the
apot. The coroner asked the jury to view
the bodies, five in number, which were
placed in an adjoining room in charge of a
policeman.
The covers on the five bodies were re-
moved, and the first body identified was
that of the Liberal member of Parliament
for Kamouraska, Mr. Dessaint. He had on
his overcoat, and no doubt was adjusting
his rubbere when killed, 32 000 of his boots
was without a rubber when he was picked
up. He had received a terrible gash on the
head, as if from a blow from one of the
timbers of the cars, and when found his
face was covered with blood, rendering it
unrecognisable. Mr. Dessaint was in the
habit of wearing an eye;glass, and it, too,
is missing, showing that he was when the
accident happened wearing it on his eye.
The other bodies were more or less dis-
figured, showing that death was instantane-
ous in the five oases.
It appears that Dessaint, Blais, Lebel
and Dionne, all residents of Kamouraska,
were in tbe smoking car &Untitled to the
second-class car, and occupied a double
seat. They were, it is presumed, having a
friendly ohat and were getting ready to
leave the train at Levis for the ferry boat
to this oity. Their oar was the one which
was smashed into Morns by striking in its'
descent the abutment of the bridge, juak
over the St. Joseph road. The oar carried
with it one of the blocks of stone from the
bridge, which caused sad havoc among the
people in that cer. It is likely the four
were struok by the corner of the bridge or
thie large atone. There is only one of
this party alive, Dionne and be is lying
at the dwelling of Bin Couillard, St.
Jozepli, badiy injured and not likely to
live.
After viewing the bodies the jury pro-
ceeded to the scene of the accident in
carioles. It was 11 o'clock when they
reached the apot. The jury impeded
minutely the debris, rails, switches and
curves, and visited the sick and dying scat-
tered in the houses there. Returning, they
left the scene at noon, to re -assemble at 1
°Valk this afternoon.
Mr. Lebel, of Kamouraska, died this
evening. He was sitting in the smoking
train near Mr. Biala and Mr. Dentition
M. P., when the accident occurred. He was
an intimate friend of the late Lieutenant -
Governor Letellier, and proprietor of a
large glees factory in Kamouraska. In
company with deceased Mr. Deseaint was
one of a deputation yeeterdayin thaiiiiiin
on their way to Quebec to interview the
Government and ask for a subsidy to aid a
branch line of railway to run through the
counties of Kamouraska, Matane, °to.
A large number of membere of the House
visited the scene of the wreek to -day, Mr.
Samuel Herne looked after the body of
Max Dresspool in the interest of the Jewish
Society of Quebec. Dammed is likely to be
interred in the jeveish burial ground here,
as there is note in New Mumma, N. S.,
where he hailed irate. Papers in his
pot:Theta Blamed that Max Dresspool io a
member of the Oddfellowta Society.
Vire, Crinnette, of St. Clair, Dorchester
county, is tro sorietiely injured that har
recovery is considered quite improbable.
Strange to relate, her sister, Itif3S Richard,
who occupita the sat alongside of her in
the car, escaped without injury. Mrs.
Beauchatim, of St. Porpettie, is ado un-
likely to recover. Mr. Deasaint, M. P.,
was finally identified by means of a letter
in hie pocket written him by Mr.
Choquette, PM P., bis face being se injured
as to render identifioation eXtremely diffi-
cult. The hitherto iniknoWn )man trilled
in the disaster is now thou aht /mat a
paper in his pockets to be Mrs Glauvin, of
St. Pawnee. Micheal Idabel, ikaa hours be,
a. Piaui%
M. P. P., bow his friend Alexie (meaning
Mr. Domain%) was. Being told that he wail
all right for the purpose oi oalmlog him, be
said be expected to be all right himeelf in
a that time. Mayor Frement, of whom
Mr Lobel was au old friend, we with him
when be died. Stanialas Dionne, of St.
Denis, the forma partner a the Hon. Mr -
Chapels, was talking with the late Ur, 13100
on the oar when the itaident occurred. He
ie seriously hurt about the head. Mr.
Dania Bodoni of this city, bed jest passe
through the second-olass oar in whirl eo
many peopie were killed and entered the
baggage car when the disaster ocourred.
Abel aligenit, of Bendy Bay, oounty of
Matane, Wb0 is reported to have received
serioua inlariee, is not in danger, and in
steadily improving in health. The name
of the engineer who was running the train
was Murphy. The fireman was a young
man named Couillard. Conduoior Walker,
• who lives at Levis, is much better to -day,
and will probably be able to give evidence
at the inquest toonorrow.
The mortal remains of Blears. Dessaint
and Bleaa were despstohed to Kamouraska
by the Interoolonial Railway to -day. Mr.
Label's body will leave to -morrow.
Yesterday morning a grand mass waa
ohented in the Church of Notre Dame at
Levis as a thenlregiving on the part of
thane who miraculously escaped death in
this sad accident.
It is seid that one of the paesengers on
board the derailed train, Audet by name,
from St. Gervais, has become ineane as
Levis in consequence of the shook earned
to his navel:at eystena by a blow which he
received on the head,
The body of a man named Napoleon
Bois has just been found under the debris
of the wrecked care. Bois was on the
train coming home from a lower parish.
His residence is close to the track and only
a few feet from the place where the train
was hurled down, airs. Bois, his wife, who
wee expeating her huthand home by that
train, was looking at the coming train,
expel:Ail:1g to see her husband waving a
salute to her as usual, but she had barely
time to run out of the way when the oars
and their moupants were hurled at her feet.
Her distress was great, but she was told
that her husband had not been seen on the
train and she calmed down and helped to
carry the wounded into her house and com-
forted them. She expected her husband
towlay up with the train, but his corpse,
badly crushed, was hauled from under the
mass of debris. The sad tidings were
broken to her as gently as possible, but she
swooned away and is now in a critical
condition.
RivALs Rolm.
Detroit Doctors Who Claim a Home swede
Consumption Cure.
fore his death to.day, asked
A RBIMATIONAD TRIAL
laYrand and Nis Accomplice Before a
raria Court.
A Baia calile says ; Yesterday at the
Gotiffe trial the judges' order that the
kaiak be opened, led to interact excitement
and noisy demonstrational in the court
room. Mlle. Bompard said she bought the
trunk in London to pack linen in. In el
°oilmeny between lilaro.ud and Mlle. Bora-
pard, she forma maintained that the latter
was throughout cognizant of the intended
murder. The woman atautly denied
Horand's assertiona. She deolared he
invited Gaulle to her room, and axe was
ignorant of the purpose for which he
brought him there.
Timmresident at the court caned these
assertions absura, whereupon the prieoner
retorted, amid laughter, "There are many
absurdities in thiu caeca"
Later Eyraud told the story a hie vieit
to America with Mlle. Bernard. Tho
latter aseerted that on their arrival in
San Francisco they were at the end of
their resources, and Eyraud contem-
plated murder and robbery with the
view of getting a fresh supplyof
funds. Lorene' denied this, exclainaing
" Let them take my head. I hey° de.
served it. But my past is uneullied." He
gave e detailed account of his flight to
Mexico, where he said he was tracked like a
hunted animal. He complained bitterly of
the newspepers, which likened him to
Cartouche and Mandan. After he had
described his erred at Havana and his
abortive attempt at suicide, the court ad-
journed till to -day.
At the trial of Michael Eyraud and
Gabrielle Barnard, for the murder of
Notary Gaulle, to -day, Eyraud persisted
in hie statement that Mlle. Bompard con.
waived the detaile of the crime, and that
she weed the noose around the viatimte
neck. Mlle. Bompard denied Eyrandai
statement.
Daring the proceedings Mlle. Bompard
was seized with a violent fit of hysteria
and was cerried screaming and kioking to
a cell. When she returned to the dear
later she was very pale. Garanger, with
whom Mlle. Bompard fled from San
Francisco, replying to a question from
Gabrielle's counsel, said he had repeatedly
hypnotized Mlle. Bompard, who was a re-
markably impressionable subject.
A Paris cable says : At the trial of
Eyraud and Gabrielle Becapard toolay Dr.
La Cassagne, who performed the autopsy
on the viotim's body, was aeked whether
the fraeture of Gauffe's neck was due to
banging or to pressure of hands. The wit.
nees replied he was not certain, but it wee
probably caused by hands. Mlle. Bom-
pard here stated that Eyraud throw the
cord around Gouffe's throat. The cord
Blipped, whereupon Eyraud Seized Gaulle
by the throat and strangled him. Eyraud
exclaimed: "That wee not what hap-
pened. I hanged Gouffe." "Doctor,' he
asked, "can you say how long it takes to
strangle a man ?" This queetion elicited
murmurs of horror from the spec-
tators. Dr. La Cassagne replied that
e, very short time might be neces-
sary. Eyrand then inquired whether
the doctor thought he could put a body in
It sack without help. Dr. La Cassagne
answered that he thought it not to be
impossible. Eyraud protested that be
could not do it, adding, "1 won't ask thet
experiments be made- Dr. Bernard testi-
fied that Gouffe's body was found in a sack,
heed downward. The legs were folded up.
Eyraud interposed, sawing, " Thst could
not be. While the body remained sus-
pended I let it shale into the sack feet fore.
most." The laborer who found the sack
gave testimony confirming Eyraud's state-
ment as to the position of the body in the
sack. Dr. Bronardell, who had been
deputed to examine into the mental condi-
tion of Mlle. Bompard, expressed the con-
viction that she was perfectly responaible
for her actions, although she would come
under the category of the ',morally defi-
cient," being a person that would °enema
a crime with indifference.
Dr. Suoreste, the physioian of the Bora-
pard houeehold, deposed that he had
hypnotized Gabrielle and that he believed
it possible that she had been brought in a
similar way under the influence of Eyraud.
Dr. Brouardel, being recalled, denied the
influence of hypnotism, and a scene
ensiled. Dr. Voisin, a phyeician connected
with the police department, who was called
at the request of Mlle. Bompard, swore he
had hypnotized the woman. He declined
to enter into details on the ground of pro-
fessional seoreoy. Mlle. Bompard'a conned
declared that Dr. Voisin had important
confident:lea given him by the prisoner, and
that the court must remove the seal of
secrecy. The public prosecutors opposed
this"demand, and blamed Voisin for having
resorted to hypnotism. The President of
the court decided that the matter ought to
be dropped. This decision brought oat
loud proteets from the audience, whereupon
the court was oleared.
A Paris cable nye Toaday at the trial
of Bliohael Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard,
Dr. Liegois, heed of the medical faculty of
the College of Nancy, testified that anybody
who was hypnotised became in the hands
of the experimenter a mere tool morally
and physically. They could be made to
commit (mimes. Dr. Liegeois was called and
he said it was possible Mlle. Bompard
received suggestions of which she retained.
no recolleotion when awake. To effect
this it would be suffident to place the
subject in an anaesthetics condition. The
prisoner ought again be put asleep
by meemeriera in order to revive
her recollection of facts occur.
ring at the moment of the com-
mission of the crime. The witness pointed
oat that according to the indiotment
Eyratid had not been able to put Mlle.
Bompard asleep, yet the had been proved
amenable to the hypnotic influence of
Geiranger, having revealed the crime to
him while hypnotieed. For his (witness')
part,if he vsere the jadge in this case,
bearing in imbed previous miscarriages of
justice, he would rather out off his hand
than pronounce sentence upon Mlle.
Hamper a.
When the sensation which this deolaka-
tion aimed had subsided the procurenr
asked :• "By what scientific means do you
determine whether hypnotic sleep is real
or simulated?"
Dr Liegeois—The subject that is reelly
pat to sleep can bear without betraying
any symptoms of sensibility to pain pin.
pricks in various parte of the body.
Dr. Browardel, recalled said he held the
opinion of the Nancy &hoot of Hypnotia.
ere in small esteem. All hystericel patients
were found to be addicted to making etaser
gone of pretended facts that existed only
in their imaginations. Every 'seeable pre-
caution to prevett a stimulated trance had
to be taken in examining etibleote at Salt.
petriere. He did not doebt the good faith
of Dr. Liegeois, but the latterai statements
wanted scientifie proof. Witnese wee not
in bevel' of amain hypnotiaing Mlle. Born.
pad, as he did not wish to tun the firth of
latingthe audience hear the revelatioas
thet might be ertrprised otit of the accused.
Dm. Monet and 131filet shated Dr. larorter.
deile views. Both thought the orinae eo
complicated that it Wald not have been
oommitt( ea under hypnotic+ Witte/toe.
at Robert, Mile. 1:somata's counsel,
A Detroit despatch says: Two of the
foremost physicians of Michigan announced
yesterday that they have discovered a con-
sumption ours of which the efficacy is
beyond question. The medical men who
have thus distinguished themeelves are Dr.
E. L. Shurley, principal phydoian of the
Harper Hospital, and Dr. Henesge Gibbs,
of the Michigan University, Ann Arbor.
For over a year they have bent all their
energiee to the discovery of a aura, and not
until yesterday, when the success of their
labors was beyond a doubt, did they an -
00000 it. The theory upon which this
work has been carried on does not har-
monize with thet advanced by Dr. elaoch.
The hospital has spent a12,000 in perfect-
ing arrangements for the euro, and suocess
at last seems to have beat reached. A
dozen calm attest the eMoacy of the treat:
ment. The most natavellons feature is the
cure of Bliss Jackson, of Windsor, who wee
taken to the hospital in a dying condition
in an ambulance seven weeks ago, and
yesterday, on being disoharged as cured,
walked two miles to her home, apparently
restored in health. Both Dr. Shurley and
Dr. Gibbs stand high in their profession,
and Michigan physiciene regard their onre
as the great discovery of the century.
How a Drunk Man Died.
A Halifax despatch says: Sapper Wil.
liam Hancock, aged 21, a Royal Engineer,
and one of the most athletic, men in the
garrison, died during the night under extra-
ordinary circumstances. He was stationed
with the submarine mining corps on Mo.
Nab's island. He got a man working on
the fortification to bring him tt bottle of
whiskey from town yesterday afternoon.
The liquor was the vilest poison. Han-
cock drank half of it and an hour later was
dead drunk. He was laid on his back and
during the night vomited; was too drunk
to turn over on his side, and the vomit ran
back through his windpipe down his
bronchial tubes into his lunge and suffo-
cated him. This is the first death of the
kind known in Halifax.
Five Necks Broken.
A Missoula, Mont., despatch says: La
Lsze, Pierre, Paul, A.ntly and Pachale, all
Indian murderers, were hanged at the
Court House here to -day. All died game.
Pierre, Paul and Antly smilingly bade
good-bye to their Mende when the cap was
drawn over their farm. All were out down
twenty minutes after the trap was eprung.
Their necks were broken. Pal:Male killed
O prospecter leaned J. M. Dann and stole
his horse and outfit. Antley's crime was
participation in the murder of three white
prospeotore, McDonald, Seely and Thona-
son. Two of the Indians concerned in this
crime were captured and lynched by the
people of Dernersville.
G. T. B. Officials Sick.
A London despatch Bays: The effioient
and popular Grand Trunk ticket agent, Mn.
W. T. Vanden, is lying dangerously ill at
the Tecumseh Home. Mr. Vanden was
at his poet a day or two ago, but a heavy
cold which he contracted resulted in in-
flammation of the lungs, sod now his con-
dition is most critical. His relatives have
been summoned to his bedside. Mn. Geo.
Marks, a Grand Trunk engineer, is also
seriously ill with the same disease, having
been in a precarious condition sine Mon-
day.
Hives in children.
For hives in children nib the irritated
akin or the pustular with castor oil, applied
with the hp of the finger. Baby will pass
from fretting to slumber while the process
is going ori, the relief will be so great aud
quick, For inflamed eyes, bumped heads
and eprained anklets use abundantly water
es hot as ottn be borne.
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isermonette on the Devil.
New York Herald: The devil would
rather rese a strict temperance men break
the pledge by teeting a mtoutlifal of diary
than an army of tramps on the wildest
kind of Is clebeuole.
"Where are you going, my pretty maid?"
I'in gunning for foolo 1 ltdok out I" she
Little Lord Fauritieroy is deed—not the
olearacter of the popular bark and play of
that name, brit the la cl whist eves the original
of the oharaoter, the son of the author, Mra
&meat. Thousands who learned to love
the little gentleman through the story or
the play Will rctortzn with the beicavea
parallel O'er his untimely ona,
here earet that his client be hopnotieed in
open court, and M. Deoeri, oonpeel for
Byraud, joined in the request,
The prooureur opposed the requeet, 00
the ground that the experimentwould not
help to bring out the truth. In refusing to
accede to the priaoraer's demand he defended
the impresoriptible privileges of justice
emainet paradoxim put before the court.
Tim judges Mixed to conekler the qua.
tiou. Beturning several minutes toter,
thea declared that the requeet vsaa re.
ieatad-
Counsel for the relative :I of M. God:fa
then addreased the court. He pictured the
murdered man ED a father full of tender
eoliaitude for his daughtere. Ho passed
aver Eyraud as having confessed the mur-
der. Regarding the woman, he asked the
jury, not to baieve her &Maas, but to
punieh both prisoners alike.
A Paris cable Says The trial of Michael
Eyraud and Gabrielle Bonmard for the
murder of Notery Gouffe WOAB continued in
the Assize Court yesterday morning. Public
interest increases se the case draws to a
olose, and ihe crowd of epectators at yes-
terday's session was the largeet *me the
trial began. The physiord and mental
etrain imposed by the trial is beginning to
tell on the prieoners, both of whom plainly
ahowed evidence of the fatigue and anxiety
to which they have been subjeoted. MU.
Bompard was especially nervous and
excited. The proceeding° were opened by
the public prosecutor, who summed up the
case on behalf of the Government. He said
he wonlci make every effort to uphold jus-
tice against theories which he declared
conetituted a mensce to "society. He de-
nounced the theories of the Nancy school
of hypnotizers, and oiting the readie of
Prof. Cheroot's experiments in apport of
his contention, urged that a version who
was hypnotized retained eufficient will
power to resent tlae operetor's will. He
add, Prof.Charcot showed that no operator
could bring a eubjeot so absolutely under
control as to force him or her to commit a
criorse. The theories of the Nanoy sehool
were nothing las than the old story of
"the evil eye," and were on a par with
fortune-telling with cards. If such theories
were once admitted personal responsibility
would be at an end, and the laws on which
society depended for protection would dis-
appear in anarchy. Regarding Mlle. Rom.
pard, the public proncutor said the
wornan's intellect was not weak, but it was
depraved.
When the public prosecutor had cora
eluded M. De Cori addressed the court on
behalf of Eyraud. He admitted his Mak
was difficult. The hour, he said, seerned
about to strike, not for justice, but to sound
the triumph of the huntsmen who had
secured their pray. The clamorous crowd
appeared sure of their quarry,but he hoped
the jury would not allow themselves to be
influenced by this clamor. Eyreud, he
continued, had beeman industrioua man,
but had become weak in the hands of a
woman. The evil influence of Mlle. Bom-
pard had made hina a mere puppet. In
order to show the claaracter of Bompard
the counsel read a letter written to her by
her first lover. Seeing the reading
Bompard burst into a fir of weeping, and
would have fainted had not restoratives
been applied. Bl. De Cori contended that
Bompard and not Eyraud conceived the
crime for which they were being tried.
The original intention of both, he Bela, was
not to murder Gouffe, but to extort money
from bim. This bad led rapidly to the
graver crime.
ad. Robert next spoke on behalf of Mlle.
Bompard. Be maintained that Eyraud
had enticed her into participation in the
crime. The evidence, he held, proved she
had submitted entirely to her lover's influ-
ence. As soon as an opportunity had
arrived to escape from him through
Garanger she had seized it and had made a
fall confession of the crime to the authori-
ties. Regarding the manner in which the
deed had been committed, he said the
indictment furniehed only one hypothesis.
He would tell the whole truth as revealed
by Mlle. Bompard to Dr. Voisin while she
was under hypnotic influence. The story
of the crime as throe recited by the woman
was that it had been agreed between her-
self and Eyraud that she was to throw her
girdle over Gouffe'a neck, but juet as she
was about to do so she woes seized with a
nervous attack which rendered her helpless,
and Eyraud, seeing her nne,ble to perform
her part, rushed upon his victim, and seiz.
ing him by the throat, strangled him to
death. " Gabrielle is ill," concluded Dd.
Robert, " and sick women are not con-
demned, they are nursed."
The jury then retired. Alter an hour
and fifty minutes they returned and an-
nounced their verdict woes that both
prisoners were guilty, but thet extenuating
circumstances were found in the case of
the woman. No protest a,gainstthe verdiot
was made by either of the prisoners or
their counsel, and after a short delibera.
tion on the pert of the judges sentence was
pronounced. The court condemned
Eyraud to die by the guillotine and sen-
tenced Gabrielle Bompard to twenty years'
imprisonment at hard labor. The woman
upon hearing her sentence appeared to be
utterly overcome and fell back into the
arms of her dootor. Demand showed not
the slightest emotion.
While being conducted to his cell Eyraud
inoeseantly muttered, "Condemned to
death at last, but I expected it." Eyraud
refused to Mete his dinner. He expressed
the hope tlaat he would be granted a re-
prieve. Mlle. Bompard is also hopeful
that her eentence will be reduced. She
showed no loss of appetite when her meal
was brought in.
Eyraud has appealed to the Court of
Casual= against the sentence of death
pronounced upon him yesterday.
Dr. Cheroot, a leading authority on
hypnotism, agrees with Dr. Ilronardel in
ridiculing the theories of the Nancy school
regarding Mlle. Bonaperd's criminality.
He sees nothing in the orinae that places
the woman outside the category of a vulgar
criminal. Eyraud's counsel, in summing
up the case of his client's companion lest
night, desoribed her as a fascinating woman
of 22 who had brought a man of 50 to the
• dock.
MONTREAL DOOTORS RAVE IT,
A Supply of Dr, Koch' s Lymph Received
and Iateotions Given.
A Montreal despatele same : There lute
been a deal of competition amongst Cana.
dian °Mee no to waich would first remit°
Dr, Kookne femons lymph for the cure of
ttiberouloeia. elontreel has captured the
prize, owing to Dr. Relax tieing an old and
warm friend of eeveral o McGill% naedioal
professore. When the discovery was lira
announced these gentlemen at once exerted
their influence to Seurte it as soon as pos.
able for Montreal, awl a few days ago lair.
Roaeriek reoeivaa from Berlin via New
'York a vial containing the wonderful
lymph, wlaioh WKS tdl ready for use, being
largely diluted with water. The arrival of
the lymph created the greateat interest
amongst the members of the medical family
of McGill, and, after a consultation, it VOW -
decided to commenee exaeriments at the
general laospital. -The experiments, which
are the first that have been tried in Can.
actin were comnaeneed, at the hospital to-
day by Dr. Readied, in ta presence of a
large number of the leading physicians of
the city and the students attending the
institution. It was decided that, as the
result of inoculations for pulmonary
diseases bad not yet proved entirely satia-
factory, any patients suffering frora Inns
should be treated at present and the result
awaited before any further experimental are
tried. The first Canadian oetienta to be
inoculated with the lympb are two women
affected with lupus, One is a lady of 50
years of age, whoee face, lips and hands
bad been Attacked by the dims°, and the
other is a young Frenotallanadian
about 18 years old, whose head
and Moe had been attasked. The
patients were suocessf ally placed in
the operating chair, and a few drops of the
lymma was drawn into a small hypodermic
luring° and elowly injected between the
shoulders. The operations were carried
out in aecordance with instructions re.
oeived from Dr. Kock, and were perfectly
painless. As soon as they were over the
patienta were removed to bed, and were
kept very quiet. The first result of the
injection was a slight rise in the tempera-
ture, but no decided obatme is expected
until about twelve hours after the injection.
At the hour of writing the patients are
resting quietly, but the temperature is
gradually rising. Dr. Kirkpatrick, the
house Burgeon, expressed great hopes that
the experimenta would result beneficially.
The greatest interest is being taken in the
tests.
HIS FAST FINISHED.
Succi Fats His First Meal in Forty -live
Long Days.,
A New York despatch says: Signor
Soca, who began a fast of 45 days on
November 51h at 8,10 p. nit., ended his fast
at 8.23 last night. The little bundle of
nerves, sinews and enemies has mama -
phased what no one has ever done, nor
even attempted. Other fasters have gone
forty days without iood, but they were so
weak they could not Mt np. Dr. Tanner
could not sit np ater the tenth day and
could not write hie name after the fifteenth,
day, but Succi hes scorned the idea of
weakness all through tho weery weeks. On
hie fif teenth day be rode seven miles on
horseback, and he hes exercised every day
since. Only last Weduesaay, upon some
one sem:ming him a being played out, he
challenged a fencing master who was
• present to five minutes' bettle with broad.
swords. He defeated the professor five
points to two. Sacci was the calmeet man
in the company last eight at his "hall
of starvation." Geo. Francis Train Was
the happiest, one in the lot. He has token'
great interest in the fast, and claims that
by pyschic power he can fast himself one
hundred days. The doctors took the last
emenainetion at 6 o'clock, the result of
which was : Weight, 1044 ; on Noveraber
5112 at 8.10, 147a—total loss, 42a pounds,
or lea than a pound a day. Temperature,
98 2 ; pulse, 62 ; respiration, 19; dyne -
meter, 44; general condition, weak; tongue,
dear, moist and steady. The bulletin was
signed by the thirteen physicians who have
watched during the feat.
Soon after 8 o'clock Suomi said the most
-
difficult part of the fest was to eat. He
held a cup of cocoa in his hands without
tasting it for ten minutes. Re did not
seem to care about food at sal.
Geo. Francis Train read a speech, in
which Seca thanked the press, the dootors
and the public for their interest in him.
At 8,23 Sued took bis firet notuishment for
45 days—a sip of cocoa.
Murdered His Wife.
A Fresno, Cal., despatch says .; Dr. E.
0. Vincent was driven to -day to the rea-
ctance of his wife, from whom he had been
separated for Berne time. Shortly after he
entered the house three shots were heard,
and the onighhore rushing in found Mrs.
Vincent dead. Three wounds were dim
covered, one of which Wda through the
heart. Vincent wee arreetecl sad taken to
jell, where he soon fell MO uocconsolotss-
nese, having apparently taken poison. The
OatiSe of the tragedy is unknewsn.
One Mae thing brmight not by the Court
of Inquiry over the lose of the serpent is
that the commender and the men died with
ConelUiliMate coolness. They beta° each
other " goodeaye " and sank like heroes in
tha seething flood. Whenever death is
Calmly faced 11 18 a malt tit the one who
dies,
The Governor of Mom:obi:Me reports
t_hat agerits of «the British Gouth Afric
Ca
onnany Blatastat's men 10 revolt
ha. lower the Portugueeeftag at lidassikeeri
The revolters imprisoned it French en.
gineer end three Vortuguese,
CHRISTIANIZED GHOST DANCERS.
Dakota Indians Fired by Visits of the °hoz.,
of Sitting Bull.
A Pierre, S.D., despatch says: A ranch. ...,..
man named Hotlund, located 45 miles up
Bad river, arrived yesterday, and what he
tells creates a sensation, He says a peace.
able Christianized, and anoimivalized tribe
of
able,
Kettle Sioux are now imitating the
wildest orgies a the ghost dance. The
night before lest eorne Iodians were return.
ing from a social gathering when, as they
smart, one of them pointed to the top of a
bluff where stood a figure in white, perfectly
motionlese. Suddenly one of them cried
out," It's Sitting Bull" The Indians were
greatly alarmed. The phantom suddenly
comnaeneea wavittg an erne, as if motioning
them to follow, and with the epeed of a
bird, glided from hill top to hill top, finelly
disappearing in the direction of Bad Lando.
The Indians declared this ghostlyvieion
meant that Sitting Bull is the Messiab, and
that he was beckoning them toj eta his fol-
lowers and avenge his spirit. A ghost dance,
is the consequence.
Fatal Fight on a steamer.
An Evansville Ind., despatch says: The
steamer Big Sandy, which left bore yester-
day for Cincinnati, carried the crew of tho.
sunken Ohio. Soon after the boat left here
a general row took place, in vslaioh knives,
revolvers, and clubs were used, being pre-
cipitated by a raid on the cooks quartered
by the Ohicee mein One of the Ohio'a
roosters drew a revolver and tried to shoot
the cOok, when the latter "drew a revolver
and fired into the crowd, killing two' aria
wounding one fatally.
Ti is said thob out of every ten olerke,
mecbanics and men of moderate aftlarietia
who bee% bought hornet' for themselves in
Chicago, only three have succeeded in
meeting the payments and eventually
securing a deed. The others have lost from
0300 to $1,000 each; but in naost mum it
WAS their own fault.
In Australia the labor organizations
have seeured the eight hour day with a
half holiday On Saturday, and now they
are agitating for a COM hour day with no
Work on Saturday. The explanation given
by the labor leaders is that they want to
make a bigger demand for men as the
Atioe,ot
strahleiarnlarebo6?o aD
r marEsket re
is veovn in
revatiakedothe
defier." "Will he bo nway long?" "Not
over a few minutes. gole iust gone to
make Emma ten.year.old wine,